Faculty and Staff

Jeremy Welsh, DHSc, JD, PA-C, EM-CAQ, CMI, DFAAPA

Dean, School of PA Medicine
Senior Associate Dean, College of Health Sciences
Chair, School of PA Medicine
Professor

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Jenna Rolfs, MPAS, PA-C

Program Director
Assistant Professor

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John D. (Dan) Johnson, III, DO, PA

Medical Director
Assistant Professor

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Laura Read, DHSc, MSPA, PA-C

Director of Didactic Education
Assistant Professor

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Melissa Shaffron, MPAS, PA-C

Director of Clinical Education
Assistant Professor

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Joyce S. Nicholas, PhD

Director of Evaluation, Assessment, and Compliance
Professor

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W. Joseph Bowman, DSc, PA-C, EMPA

Assistant Professor

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Lori McVay, DMSc, PA-C, CPAAPA

Assistant Professor

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Stephen Chester, DO

Assistant Professor

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Jacqueline Perdue, DMSc, MPAM, PA-C

Adjunct Faculty

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Elaine D. Nichols, RDCS, RDMS, RVT, RTR

Adjunct Faculty

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Staff

Christie Ponton

Admissions Coordinator/Administrative Assistant

Callie Corrigan

Administrative Assistant

Accreditation Statement

The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the University of Lynchburg Physician Assistant Program sponsored by University of Lynchburg. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards. Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be March 2029. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.

Faculty and Staff

Jeremy Welsh, DHSc, JD, PA-C, EM-CAQ, CMI, DFAAPA

Jenna Rolfs, MPAS, PA-C

John D. (Dan) Johnson, III, DO, PA

Laura Read, DHSc, MSPA, PA-C

Melissa Shaffron, MPAS, PA-C

Joyce S. Nicholas, PhD

Eric Schmidt, PhD

W. Joseph Bowman, DSc, PA-C, EMPA

Rebecca B. Young, MD

Price Blair, PhD

Lori McVay, DMSc, PA-C, CPAAPA

Ronald Gene Hill, MD, FACS

Stephen Chester, DO

Jacqueline Perdue, DMSc, MPAM, PA-C

Mary Gribbin, MBMS

Daniel J. Acevedo, PA-C

Elaine D. Nichols, RDCS, RDMS, RVT, RTR

Brooke McNamara, DMSc, PA-C

Staff

Christie Ponton

Callie Corrigan